Valentines Cake Pops Recipes

5 from 2 votes

These Valentine's cake pops are a delicious, visually stunning treat that's a breeze to make. They'll satisfy your sweet tooth any time of year but they bring an extra touch of love to Valentine's Day.

If you like easy dessert recipes, you'll love these red velvet cake mix cookies, Christmas oreo truffles, frosted ginger cookies, Christmas wreath cookies, or this white chocolate Christmas crack.

Prep Time30

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, pops, valentines

Servings: cake pops

Calories: 166kcal

Author: Chandice

Cost: $10

Equipment

18 sucker sticks

Ingredients

1 8 inch round BAKED and cooled cake in your favorite flavor
1/4 cup prepared frosting
16 ounces almond bark/candy coating

Instructions

Crumble your prepared cake mix in a large bowl
Thoroughly mix it with the frosting until a smooth texture is reached and everything is incorporated
Using a mini cookie scoop, make cake balls by scooping out some cake pop mixture and rolling between your clean or gloved hands to make evenly round balls
Melt the almond bark/candy coating in a bowl and dip a sucker stick into it then add it to the cake pop until halfway inserted and place on a baking sheet with the stick side up (repeat until all cake pops have a sucker stick in them)
One at a time, swirl a cake pop in remaining melted almond bark to coat it and top with Valentines sprinkles while still warm
Allow to cool then enjoy!

Notes

Recipe variations

Chocolate lover - If you're a chocolate lover, feel free to drizzle more melted chocolate after the valentine cake pops have hardened. This will not only add more chocolatey goodness, it will also add to the aesthetic appeal.
Gluten-free - If you're catering to celiac disease or a gluten allergy, feel free to use a gluten-free cake.
Different cake flavor - You can use red velvet cake mix, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, funfetti, etc. for this cake pop recipe. Feel free to make them your own!
Different frosting - It does not matter what type of frosting you use. Cream cheese frosting, chocolate buttercream, or even whipped frosting will work.

Make ahead, storage, and freezing instructions

Make ahead: You can make these cake pops a few days ahead of time or much on them throughout the week. These make great DIY valentine's treats for school.

How to store: To store cake pops, make sure the chocolate coating has completely hardened before storing at room temperature in a ziplock bag or airtight container. Putting wax paper between each layer of cake pops helps keep them from sticking together.

How to freeze: If you want to freeze these easy cake pops, place them in an airtight container or a freezer bag. The best way to keep these cake pops fresh is by vacuum sealing them in a freezer bag. You can also individually wrap the cake pops in plastic wrap and then wrap them in aluminum foil.

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